"Japan: Economy, Technologies, Innovations and Management". Sofia, 2012. Nako Stefanov, Evgeny Kandilarov

"Japan: Economy, Technologies, Innovations and Management". Sofia, 2012. Nako Stefanov, Evgeny Kandilarov 

The study “Japan – Economy, Technologies, Innovations, Management” represents a wide panoramic view over Japan concerning three main fields:

• The first one is the Economy and the Economic development of Japan. Here the study reviles the concrete dynamics of the system for the reproduction of the material life of the country from the ancient times until nowadays.  The analysis includes also the industrial policy conducted by the government as well as the current state of the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors through key branches, the labor economy and the main structures of the Japanese economy;
• The second field concerns the technological and innovation progress of Japan. This part of the study examines the development of the endogenous, modern (industrial) and high technologies in Japan as well as the establishment and dynamics of the so called  “National Innovation System”;

• The last field of the book deals with the so called “Japanese Management” as an enterprise governing model, demonstrating high level of integration between men and economic organization, turning out to be the highest stage of the economic management practice and thought in the Industrial era. 

The study is divided into four main parts: 

• History of the Economic Development of Japan;
• Economy of Japan – Main parameters and Industrial policy;
• Technological and Innovation Development of Japan;
• “Japanese Management”.

  This book will be useful for:

• specialists studying Japan, the East Asian countries in general;
• students, PhD candidates, researchers, scholars or even people who are interested in implementing in practice some useful lessons learned from the Japanese economic, technological, innovation and management development.
• Wide audience interested in Japan or just in the economic, technology, innovations and management issues.